Student Learning Outcomes

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs)

Learning Outcomes (LOs) are goals that describe how a student will be different because of a learning experience. The program learning outcomes of the Department of English at KUST are achieved by the students at the completion of the four-year curriculum. The Department of English identifies nine program learning outcomes (shown in the table below) that graduates from the Department of English with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature must have. These learning outcomes are in compliance with international standards set by CEA (Commission on English Language Program Accreditation).

Program
Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

A

The ability to
read, understand, interpret, explicate, elucidate, synopsize, evaluate and
analyze texts written in a wide variety of forms, styles, structures, and modes
in English.

B

The ability to
communicate and express ideas clearly, fluently and effectively in writing
and speech using a very good command of the English language.

C

A broad
knowledge of the history, development, aspects, and components of the English
language.

D

A broad
knowledge of the history, development, genres, subgenres, periods and
contexts of British and American literature.

E

The ability to
conduct research and produce academic, well organized, well documented and
logical research papers and presentations.

F

The ability to
detect and correct English-language errors, flaws and defects in texts and
discourse produced in English.

G

The ability to communicate
in an Indo-European language other than English.

H

The ability to
translate discourse between English and at least one other language.

I

The ability to
assess various life situations effectively and make sound value judgments and
ethical decisions.

Minor LOs such as the ability to work with computers, the ability to address ethical issues, the ability to identify and cope with university experience, are not mapped in this chart, since they are regarded as generic LOs expected from the entire KUST student population.

Since the majority of the courses on the curriculum cover aspects of the English language, these courses are interrelated and may therefore contribute to more than one learning outcome. A very good example is the course titled “Phonetics”. Although this course mainly contributes to learning outcome B, it can also enhance learning outcomes C and F.